Swimming ring



Dec. 22, 1925. 1,566,858

E. A. GUINZBURG swmmme RING Filed Feb. 27, 25

WITNESSES INVENTOR ?atented Dec. 22,

EDWIN A. GUINZBI IRG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SWIMMING RING.

Application filed February To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN A. GUINZBURG,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Swimming Ring, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

lhis invention relates to bathing appara- 19 ins and particularly to an improved bathing ring and has for an object to provide a construction which will be efficient and at the same time pleasing to the eye.

Another object of the inventionis to proride a bathing ring particularly adapted for children wherein a hollow projecting post is provided at one point on the ring, the

post being formed in the shape of some fowl or animal.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a swimming ring, disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sec- 2 tional view through the structure shown in Figure 1.

Referringto the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a tubular body which may be made of rubber or other material which may be inflated and which will not deteriorate appreciably when subjected to water. In order to provide a pleasing appearance to the ring lfor the use of children as well as adults, the ring is formed to resemble. to a certain extent, an animal or fowl.

In the accompanying drawing, the ring 1 27, 1925. Serial No. 12,079.

is formed with a projection 2 representing a tail and with a post 3 formed as the neck of a swan. which neck merges into a head 4. 49 From Figure 2 it will be noted that the neck or post 3 merges into the ring 4: and forms part thereof so that when the mouth of a person is placed over the valve 5, the ring 1 may be inflated by blowing through the valve, post or neck 3 with head 4 being also inflated. The projection or tail member 2 is preterably hollow and inflatable without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In use, the ring 1 is inflated preferably 50 until it is con'iparatively tight so as to give a maximum buoyancy. The device then may be used as a life ring or as a help in swimming. For use by children, it is of special advantage in that the child may grasp the neck 3 and thereby be supported more or less in a vertical position. A5 the neck 3 and head 4 are hollow, they will augment or add to the buoyancy of the body 1 when all the parts are completely submerged.

What I claim is:

A swimming ring acting as a combined float and toy, comprising a substantially circular hollow body having a hollow projection at one point representing the tail of a fowl and a post extending at right angles to the plane of the body at the diametrically opposite point, said post being formed as the neck and head of a fowl, and an inflating valve connected to said body, the interior of the body, tail and the post being in free communication.

EDWIN A. GUINZBURG. 

